Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records was known until 2000 as "The Guinness Book of Records," which is a reference book published every year, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records -- both human achievements and the... [more]

Guinness World Records was known until 2000 as "The Guinness Book of Records," which is a reference book published every year, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records -- both human achievements and the extremes found in nature. The book is the best-selling copyrighted series to date. See more pictures and articles about Guinness World Records here.

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Cathie Jung: World's Smallest Waist --15 inches Honestly, no Photoshop. Cathie Jung’s tiny waist measures just 15in (38cm), making her figure distinctly hourglass. The Queen of Corsets, as she has aptly named herself, has worn tight-fitting corsets for years to get there, and appears in the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Whilst she currently holds the record for the smallest waist on a living person, the record for the smallest waist ever goes to Ethel Granger who had a wasit of just 13".   Lui Hua: World's Largest Hand --his left thumb is 10.2 inches long Chinese man Lui Hua suffers ... Read Full Story
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Just about everyone has something odd about them. Strange talents, peculiar attributes, uncanny abilities - if it can be done, humans normally find a way to do it. Then, there are those who are extreme. Uber-Extreme. These are the people who make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for attributes that baffle the sensibilities of most people. These people aren’t necessarily weird, but they all share one common attribute. They are extreme in some way. Longest Hair, AKA Girl From The Ring Grown Up Yep, it’s a creepy resemblance for anyone who has seen The Ring . The book lists Xie Qiuping’s ... Read Full Story
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Grech does our nation proud As far as we can tell, which, in terms of distance is about from here to the computer screen, Canada has failed to capture gold at any Olympic games it’s hosted. While this would embarrass any other nation, especially one whose mastery of sport should go beyond hockey or the shuffleboard on ice that can be played while on dialysis, otherwise known as curling , it hasn’t really bothered us—until now, that is [Editor's note, we don't particularly care one way or the other, as we haven't participated in any competitive sport since 8th grade badminton got us out ... Read Full Story
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Meet Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the world’s longest legs according to the Guinness Book of World’s Records. See her portrait photos, biography and a long-legged video here. Her height is not her greatest asset. She recently posed for pictures with He Pingping from China who happens to be the world’s smallest man. I do not mean in the pants pocket either. We are talking richter scale short from head to toe, while Svetlana has the longest legs in the world. What a pair. Speaking of Pingping, she said “I heard he was going to be the shortest man, but I didn’t realize he ... Read Full Story
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Okay, this one is just too good. My daughter writes to me and my wife in her journal for school every day. Today's letter cracked us up. This is the non-edited version: Dear Mommy, I need the world reckerd book! I think that it will be really, really, really fun! Me and Cassidy have thot of really silly things that could be in it like....who can eat the most pizza in 10 seckents, or who can eat the most candy in 10 seckent! I still think that it would be very wonderful to have. I think that it must have 10,900 pages! Love, Josie ... Read Full Story
Guinness World Records is an annually published reference book which contains a collection of record-breaking achievements, outstanding human accomplishments and natural phenomena.  
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More than 200,000 people around the world came together Thursday to break some weird, wacky and wonderful records on Guinness World Records Day. Check out some of the amazing records that have been set around the world.  
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Commuters set aside their usual indifference towards fellow rail passengers yesterday when they set a world record for hugging. For one minute, 112 people, many of them total strangers, embraced at St Pancras station in London, the most to do so for that long. The stunt was held on the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day — 24 hours of record-breaking attempts — marking the day in 2004 when the Guinness World Records book became the world’s...  
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Largest rat king? Thirty-two (record unbroken since 1828). First "First Lady" of two countries? Our very own Graca Machel: first of Mozambique, then here during Madiba's presidency. We also claim the most species of heather (Erica), with our fynbos ...  
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Wellington, Nov 14 (ANI): Bakers in Whakatane, New Zealand have entered record books by creating world’s longest chocolate log. The cake, which is 35.79 metres long and weighs 77.976 kilograms, entered Guinness Book of Records after its measurements were verified this week. It has been made of out of 3200 eggs and 33 kilograms of flour. The log [...]  
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A Call For Smurfs Brought Together 1,253 Dressed-Up-In-Blue People In County Monaghan, Ireland. A 4,703-pound Cheesecake Rolled Out In Mexico City. A 7-year-Old Michigan Boy Made A Ball Of Plastic Wrap That's 11 Feet Across.  
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The global authority on record-breaking achievement, Guinness World Records, today launched an exact replica of the very first "Guinness Book of Records" in a limited and individually-numbered facsimile edition available exclusively for purchase at the company's website (www.guinnessworldrecords.com).  
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Guinness World Records ready to set record straight on Cowboys ...Dallas Morning NewsThe two LED video boards are 160 feet wide and 72 feet tall. It's the equivalent of 3200 52-inch televisions. Once the world's most controversial video ...Guinness Book of World Records set to mark Cowboys StadiumUSA TodayCowboys Stadium really does have record-book TVsThe Canadian Pressall 28 news articles »  
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Sultan Kosen is 27 years old and now officially in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Tallest Man. Kosen, from Turkey, stands a towering 8'1" tall and also has hands that would rival a giant. He is proud of his award and gleamed with pride in hopes for a better life when presented with the award on the Today show this morning.  
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Washington: A blind South African man has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by driving a car at 200 miles per hour. South Africa's News24 reports that Durbanville native, Hein Wagner, piloted a high performance Mercedes-Benz SL 65 ...  
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